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Proud Liberal Dem

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8. That drives me crazy

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Aug 14, 2017, 11:47 AM

Aug 2017

It's like everything before the 1960's is the only relevant history when discussing the Democratic Party and slavery, racism, etc. but NOTHING after the 1960's is relevant when discussing the Republican Party and racism, "southern strategy".

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"But Democrats supported slavery" [View all] SHRED Aug 2017 OP

You have to be at a 3rd grade level BootinUp Aug 2017 #1

I don't even argue with people about that anymore. They aren't ignorant they are just purposefully SweetieD Aug 2017 #2

I've seen that quite often bearsfootball516 Aug 2017 #3

More AnCrap revisionist nonsense. HughBeaumont Aug 2017 #4

and if Lincoln were alive today he would be a Democrat still_one Aug 2017 #5

So... it was a republican President who waged the "War of Northern Aggression"? DetlefK Aug 2017 #6

And don't forget ... Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican #smh n/t SFnomad Aug 2017 #7

That drives me crazy Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #8

And now all those democrats are Southern Republicans... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #9

That argument is 150 years out-of-date. Aristus Aug 2017 #10

I didn't hear it a lot LWolf Aug 2017 #11

Nixon's southern strategy changed everything Gothmog Aug 2017 #12

Full throated Whataboutism won't change the fact that Republicans now own procon Aug 2017 #13

Just ask if those Democrats were liberals or conservatives. bluepen Aug 2017 #14